Pencil-holder.



L. MARTIN &1. L. JONES. PENCIL HOLDER.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22| 1914.

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LILITH MARTIN AND JESSIE L. JONES, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO GEORG s. MARTIN AND MAX BERGER, BOTH OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

PEN CIL-H OLDER.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, LILITH MARTIN and JEssIE L. JONES, citizens ofthe Unitedv States, and residing at the city of Anderson, in the county of .Madison and State of Indiana, have'invented -certain new and useful Improvements in .Pencil-Holders, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to pencil holders designed to support a pencil or other :writing-device suspended above the top of a table, desk or other surface, and more para fiexible stem yield in any direction so that the pencil may be lowered into position for use, and when released is swung back to elevated position by yth'estem assuming its normal, erect posi' tion.

It is the object of the invention to provide in a device of the kind stated a novel support and attachment for the pencil v clasp, which enables the pencil to be freely operated in any position. This object is attained by means of a combinationand arrangement of'parts to be hereinafterA described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l,

and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modified base structure.

Referring specifically to .the drawing, denotes a suitable base block `of suflicient weight to support the pencil holding device, and to serve as a paperweight. The bottom of the base is covered with a sheet of felt or other suitable material 11 to prevent scratching the desk, the base is or otherwise secured to the base, and the latter may be of any design or shape, and finished in any suitable manner. In the top of the base, at the center thereof, is anaperture into'which ispressed a small tube 12, which may be a piece of seamless brass tubing finished in the same manner as the base. This tube supports a flexible stem -13 composed of a coil ofwire, anu carrying a chain brought closely together throughout the entire length of the stem, except at its upper specification' of Letters Patent.

latter.

' held in the tube12,

vso as to be free to rotate. To th .-ci'ls or pen holders.'

table or other surface on which I placed. The sheet is cemented seria1No. 833,737.

41s bentto a lateral curve,`as indicated at 17. e stem normally extends 'erect or perpendicularly from the base, but as it is fiexible it may be bent sidewise and when released it springs back tojerect position, lifting with 1t the chain 14 and the parts carried by the The chain is vattached to the upper curved extremity of 'theste'm by a means to be presently described, in view of which the' pencil hangs free and away from the stem. The lower end of thestem is inserted and and it takes all the ten-` sion and strain without the aid -of any reinforcements. Over the curved extremity 17 of the stem is slipped and held a'small sleeve 18. The inner end of pressed slightly together as indicated at 19 to grip the part 17, and its outer end is also pressed inward to form an internal annular flange 20 which is spaced slightly from the extremity of the part 17 to accommodate a small disk or washer 21, the same being loosely mounted in the sleeve between the flange 20 and the extremity of the'part 17 e center of the disk 21 is attachedv the chain 14. The pencil holder 15 carried4 by the chain is designed to accommodate-different sized pen- As the disk 21 is rotatable, the chain and the parts carried Patented Apr. 6,1915.

the sleeve is thereby operate freely in any direction. The

disk also conceals the extremity of the stem.

The holder 15 hasan eye 22 for attachmenty of the chain.

The parts herein described will be given` a nickel, copper, brass or other desired finish.

Fig. 3 shows a slightly modified structure. A clamp 2 3 is substituted'for the base 10, for securing the device in position for use. The stem llholds the pencil orother writing device suspended'above the top of the table, desk or other surface, ing the pencil for writing therewith, the stem, by reason of its fiexibility, bends over as shown'dottedin Fig. l, and' allows the pencil to be used. Upon releasing the* pencil, the stem swingsback to its .normal erect position.

l1. A pencil holdercomprising abase, a normally erect flexible stem rising from the base, a sleeve fitting over the extremity of thestem and frictionally held thereon,.a disk loosely rotatably mounted inthe sleeve, a

and upon grasp' si:ilsplfen'sion device connected'to the disk, and

e p encil clasp carried by thesuspenson 2. A pencil holder comprising afba'se, a normally erect liexible stem rising from the base, asleeve tting. over the extremity of the. stem and frictionally held thereon, said l `sleeve having 'an internal annular ange at its'outer end, which .flangeis spaced from the extremity of the stem, a disk looselyv mounted n the sleeve between the'ienge and Itures in presence of the extremity of the stem, e suspension device connected to the disk, and a pencil clasp carried by the suspension device.k

In testimony'vvhereof We atlix our signa- '15 two Witnesses. 

